Returning Soldiers. Sydney
Another batch of sick and wounded soldiers is expected at Sydney to-morrow morning. They will disembark at Woolloomooloo Bay at nine o'clock, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 130
Home for Sick and Wounded Soldiers
Sir,—The need for a home in Newcastle for returned sick and wounded soldiers has become so urgent that the Newcastle Red Crass Society baa taken the matter up. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Prayer Service
The fourth of the special services for prayer for the war will be held at Newcastle Cathedral this afternoon. The Dean will preach on "Love Your…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roosevelt and the War
In an article en "Where America Stands," Mr. Lewis R. Freeman says: "It is impossible to overlook Colonel Roosevelt in any survey of the American situation, for 'What…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Loan. Melbourne
Since the war loon was reopened, 3312 additional applications, representing £376,000, have been received, bringing the grand total to £22,276,200…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Chest Fund Anniversary. Sydney
To-day is the second anniversary of the War Chest Fund. During its existence it has collected £106,710. Its object is to give immediate assistance to any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Allies' Successes on the West Front. (Australian Cable Association.) PARIS
The latest communique states:—North of Maurepas, in conjunction with the British, we carried an entire line of German trenches on a front of 1300 metres,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers. Sydney
A batch of 214 soldiers, including 51 for Queensland, arrived in Sydney to-day. Only a few had been wounded, and a comparatively small percentage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Memorial Cot Fund. Commercial Travellers' Scheme
The commercial travellers of the district have entered Upon a schema for the establishment of an Anzac Memorial Cot Fund. The object is to raise funds to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Nation's War
This war is the nation's war as no war yet has ever been. Each man maimed in it has lost his limb, his sight, his power of movement, in service of us all; and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →In Time of War. Interesting Prosecutions
Two cases of considerable interest were heard by Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., in the Newcastle Police Court yesterday. Both had relation to the War Precautions Act…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War. Britain and France. Advance Continued. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:—During the night the enemy made a series of determined counter-attacks on the trenches north-west of Pozieres, on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers and Prayer
My own impression, based upon what I have learned and felt, not only in England, but on the battle fronts in France and Flanders, is that in quite a novel…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →District News. Waratah. Soldiers Welcomed
On Thursday evening, at the school of arts hall, a public reception was tendered, and presentations made to Lieutenant C. T. Stewart, Sergeant L. E. Barnes Private J. Mat-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Soldier Drowned. London
Motor tracks, leading to a canal in Gloucester, induced the police to drag the canal. They discovered a taxi-cab, with the body of an Australian soldier, named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Anzac Buffet. London
The Australian Natives' Association in a deputation to Mr. Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia, protested against the military order to remove the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Outlays. London
The Public Accounts Committee's report for 1914-1915 criticises the extravagant payments made for the billeting of soldiers, the waste of rations, and the large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Economic War. New York
A warning that a great trade war will follow the European conflict is uttered by Congressman Hill, a member of the Ways and Means Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War's Progress. in the Allies' Favour. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Lord Derby, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the War Office, in a speech at Southport, said his hearers could take it from him that the high military…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. British Success. Material Advance. Many Prisoners Taken. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The latest report from General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander on the west front, states:— The operations carried out on Friday…
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